New court documents in the Spencer and Monique Tepe murder case reveal disturbing allegations about what Monique may have known before December 30th. According to the unsealed affidavit, witnesses told detectives that Michael McKee — Monique's ex-husband — allegedly threatened to kill her, told her she'd "always be his wife," and was captured on surveillance at her Columbus home while she was out of town. Friends say she left the Big Ten Championship game at halftime, upset about something involving McKee. Three weeks later, both she and Spencer were dead. Today we're asking the hard question: If she knew — why didn't she report it? And would it have mattered? We break down Ohio stalking laws, the psychology of why victims don't report, and what the system would have actually done if she had called. Plus — resources for anyone listening who may be in a similar situation right now.

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Eleven days. That's how long it took investigators to go from discovering Spencer and Monique Tepe's bodies in their Columbus home to arresting Michael McKee 350 miles away in Rockford, Illinois. No eyewitnesses. No forced entry. A suspect who allegedly went completely dark on his cell phone during the murder window and used stolen license plates to avoid detection.

Former FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer breaks down the investigation piece by piece. The surveillance footage analysis that identified McKee's vehicle. The NIBIN ballistics database that allegedly linked a gun found in his Chicago condo to the crime scene. The multi-agency coordination between Columbus Police, FBI, Chicago PD, and Illinois authorities.

We examine what investigators look for when a phone goes silent for 18 hours, how stolen plates from two states complicate vehicle tracking, and why the firearm suppressor allegation transforms this from a crime of passion into alleged premeditated execution. Coffindaffer explains what made this case move fast — and what typically turns investigations like this into cold cases.

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A newly unsealed affidavit reveals Michael McKee was at Spencer and Monique Tepe's Columbus home on December 6th, 2025—three weeks before prosecutors say he returned to murder them both. According to the Columbus Dispatch, video showed McKee going into the home and leaving "a few hours later" while the Tepes were 200 miles away at the Big Ten Championship game. WOSU reports he walked through the yard. Either way, Monique found out. She left the game at halftime, upset about something involving her ex-husband. Twenty-four days later, Spencer and Monique were found shot to death in their second-floor bedroom. The affidavit details eight years of alleged threats. Witnesses told investigators McKee said he could "kill her at any time," that he would "find her and buy the house right next to her," that "she will always be his wife."

Witnesses also told investigators that during the marriage, McKee allegedly strangled Monique and forced unwanted sex on her. Strangulation is the single greatest predictor of future lethality in domestic violence cases. Yet Columbus police confirmed there were no prior reports filed. No restraining orders. Nothing on paper. The Tepes' two young children—ages 1 and 4—were asleep in the house, unharmed. McKee was arrested at a Rockford Chick-fil-A eleven days after the murders. He's pleaded not guilty to four counts of aggravated murder and one count of aggravated burglary. This episode examines what the unsealed documents reveal about the alleged planning behind these killings, the psychology of someone who refuses to accept that a relationship has ended, and the brutal reality that leaving, divorcing, and rebuilding doesn't always protect you from someone who never recognized your right to leave.

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Two children lost their parents on December 30th. Over a thousand people attended the funeral for Monique Tepe and her husband Dr. Spencer Tepe. And the man accused of making them orphans just hired Columbus's most formidable defense attorney. Michael McKee pleaded not guilty Friday to four counts of aggravated murder. His attorney, Diane Menashe, spoke for him. Menashe is the 27-year veteran who walked Dr. William Husel out of a Columbus courtroom after fourteen murder charges. Every single count. Not guilty. She called one witness. She also kept cop-killer Quentin Smith off death row. That's who McKee hired. Another doctor facing murder charges. Another case where the evidence seems overwhelming. The evidence police have described is staggering: ballistics allegedly linking a weapon from McKee's property to shell casings at the scene, vehicle tracking showing the 325-mile drive from Columbus to Illinois, surveillance footage allegedly placing McKee in the alley behind the Tepe home, a firearm suppressor, and no forced entry.

Defense attorney Bob Motta joins us to analyze how Menashe might attack this case—the ballistics science that isn't as solid as prosecutors want juries to believe, the murky video identification, and the eight-year gap between McKee's divorce and the alleged murders. Menashe's philosophy: she doesn't put on a defense case. She picks apart the prosecution's evidence and lets it collapse under its own weight. McKee isn't fighting for freedom. He's fighting for degrees of punishment. This is what money buys in the American justice system—not innocence, but the absolute best fight money can afford.

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Michael McKee faces four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe and Dr. Spencer Tepe. The evidence prosecutors have described is substantial—ballistic analysis allegedly linking a firearm from his property to shell casings at the scene, surveillance footage reportedly tracking his movements, and a firearm suppressor. Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant called the December 30th killings a "targeted" and "domestic violence related attack." The couple was found shot to death in their Columbus home while their two young children, ages four and one, were discovered unharmed inside. McKee pleaded not guilty at his January 23rd arraignment and remains in custody without bond. But the murder charges reveal something else: a broken medical licensing system that allowed McKee to keep practicing. His Nevada medical license had expired in June 2025. Court records show he was added to a malpractice lawsuit just months before the killings. He allegedly provided fake addresses on official documents. Yet for eleven days after the alleged murders, McKee was still employed as a vascular surgeon at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center in Rockford, Illinois. He went to work. He potentially operated on patients. How does a doctor evading a malpractice lawsuit with an expired license in one state get credentialed to perform surgery in another? We expose the National Practitioner Data Bank—a database Congress created specifically to catch problem doctors—that the public cannot access and many state boards never check. The numbers are damning: over 500 doctors disciplined in one state practicing elsewhere with clean records. More than 250 who surrendered licenses operating in new states with zero consequences. No federal law. No real accountability. Just a system designed to protect physician mobility over patient safety. This is the story of how Michael McKee got licensed. And how many other doctors just like him are out there right now.

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Michael McKee faces four counts of aggravated murder in the deaths of Monique Tepe and Dr. Spencer Tepe—charges carrying life without parole. The evidence against him is reportedly overwhelming: ballistic matches linking a firearm from his property to shell casings at the scene, vehicle surveillance tracking his 300-mile drive from Chicago to Columbus, a confirmed ID as the figure in alley footage near the Tepe home, and a firearm suppressor that screams premeditation. Eleven days after the killings, investigators say they recovered the murder weapon. So what defense options does McKee actually have? Former felony prosecutor Eric Faddis spent years in the Special Victims Unit handling first-degree murder cases and has tried 45+ jury trials. He breaks down exactly what the state needs to prove, how prosecutors weaponize contradictory alibis, and why charges were upgraded from murder to aggravated murder. We examine the forensic evidence, the alleged pre-murder stalking, and family testimony describing emotional abuse during a seven-month marriage with no police reports to back it up. We also analyze McKee through the Dark Triad framework—narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy—to understand how these personality patterns typically manifest when someone faces consequences they cannot escape. A man who allegedly evaded a malpractice lawsuit nine times may be psychologically incapable of accepting accountability. The rationalization, projection, and denial that characterizes certain personality types may prevent him from ever taking a plea deal—even when dying in prison is the alternative. His ego may be his undoing.

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Defense attorney and former prosecutor Eric Faddis delivers a complete breakdown of the Michael McKee murder case—prosecution evidence, defense strategy, and where it could all fall apart—plus analysis of the Kouri Richins trial chaos in Utah.

On McKee: The affidavit details surveillance footage allegedly placing McKee at the Monique and Spencer Tepe property three weeks before the murders. Witnesses describe years of death threats. Stolen license plates. A cell phone that went dark. Vehicle tracking. Eric examines the prosecution's strongest evidence and identifies what he'd build the case around if he were lead prosecutor.

Then he flips to the defense perspective. The motions to exclude prior abuse allegations that were never criminally charged. The hearsay battles over statements Monique allegedly made to friends. The strategies to reframe a phone going dark and surveillance footage at the property. If acquittal isn't realistic, what does a defense win look like?

On Richins: Trial begins February 23rd with both sides wounded. The defense alleges witness intimidation—investigators allegedly threatened arrest and immunity revocation. Key witness Robert Crozier has recanted, saying he sold OxyContin, not the fentanyl that killed Eric Richins. Judge Mrazik limited the FBI profiler, excluded domestic violence evidence, and only partially admitted the "Walk the Dog" letter.

No fentanyl recovered. No pills. Broken supply chain. Can Utah still prove murder?

Eric Faddis has prosecuted cases like these and torn them apart. This is the dual-perspective analysis.

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The unsealed affidavit in the Spencer and Monique Tepe murder case reveals disturbing details about how Michael McKee allegedly planned and executed the December 30 killings. And when you compare the alleged methods to what we know about Bryan Kohberger's Idaho murders, a pattern emerges—one that tells us something important about how educated killers think and why they still get caught.

According to the affidavit, McKee's phone showed no activity for 17 hours during the murder window. It sat at St. Anthony's Hospital in Rockford, Illinois, while police say he drove 325 miles to Columbus, killed his ex-wife and her husband in their beds, and drove back. That's better phone discipline than Kohberger, who turned his off but created a traceable return route. But McKee allegedly drove a vehicle connected to addresses in his name, swapped stolen Ohio plates and Arizona temp tags that drew investigator attention, and scraped a distinctive sticker off his window after it was already captured on surveillance footage.

The December 6 reconnaissance visit is key. Police say McKee spent hours on the Tepe property while the family was at the Big Ten Championship game—24 days before the murders. Monique allegedly left the game early, upset about something involving her ex-husband. Her friends told police McKee had threatened her for years. That he said he could "kill her at any time." That "she will always be his wife."

The indictment confirms a silencer was used. NIBIN matched the gun at his Chicago condo to casings at the scene. Eight years after a seven-month marriage, prosecutors say McKee couldn't let go. This episode examines what the Kohberger case teaches us about the McKee allegations—and why intelligence doesn't equal escape.

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